Lake Batur is a

volcanic crater lake A volcanic crater lake is a lake in a crater that was formed by explosive activity or a collapse during a volcanic eruption. Formation Lakes in calderas fill large craters formed by the collapse of a volcano during an eruption. Lakes in maars ...

Kintamani, Bali Kintamani is a district (kecamatan), and a village within that district, on the western edge of the larger caldera wall of the Mount Batur (''Gunung Batur'') caldera in Bali, Indonesia. It is on the same north–south road as Penelokan and has b ...

, Bangli Regency of Bali, located about northeast of

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in Bali. The lake is inside of the caldera of an active volcano,

Mount Batur Mount Batur ''(Gunung Batur)'' is an active volcano located at the center of two concentric calderas north west of Mount Agung on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The south east side of the larger 10×13 km caldera contains a caldera lake. Bo ...

, located along the

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of volcanic activity.

Geography

Lake Batur lies south-east of the active

volcano, inside the older Batur

caldera A caldera ( ) is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcano eruption. When large volumes of magma are erupted over a short time, structural support for the rock above the magma chamber is ...

Bathymetry

The deepest point in the lake is around 88 meters.

Watershed

Inflow from agriculture

The Batur caldera is an important agricultural area, with cultivation of a wide range of produce. The irrigation water flows back into the lake after it has been pumped up, bringing with it nutrients to the lake body.

Inflow from hot springs

In the village of

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, there are several hot springs related to the volcanic activity of the

volcano. These have been developed for tourism purposes. The water from these hot springs flows into the lake.

Aquaculture

The Batur lake has been in recent years, farmed for fish. The

Nile tilapia The Nile tilapia (''Oreochromis niloticus'') is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to the northern half of Africa and the Levante area, including Israel, and Lebanon. Numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range. It i ...

was the dominant species in the lake when a study was undertaken in 2011. The local name for the fish is Ikan Mujair.

Fish death

On the morning of 19 June 2011, greenish-white spots emerged on the surface of the lake. These spots later merged, stretching from

to Buahan. In conjunction with the colour changes, thousands of dead fish floated to the surface. The cause of the fish death was believed to be related to the high diurnal-temperature difference during the onset of the dry season. As a result of the temperature difference, mixing of the water happened due to currents developed, which in turn mixed up the decomposing sediments, bringing toxic gases to the surface. By late 21 June 2011, the water colour was back to normal.

References

{{reflist Landforms of Bali Batur Bangli Regency